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You asked about adding a comprehensive list of viruses to Wikipedia This may be more complicated than it sounds. The critical issue is that Wikipedia does not accept original research. You will need to provide reliable, published sources such as peer-reviewed papers or textbooks to back up the information you want to add; you cannot just present your own research results here. If you have such sources, I'd suggest using the Article Wizard to write a draft and to submit it for a review by an experienced edition. Some help pages that you may find useful:
- WP:Tutorial gives a general introduction to editing Wikipedia;
- Help:Referencing for beginners explains how to easily create nicely-formatted footnotes for your references;
- Help:Table isn't something I usually suggest for new editors, but you may find it helpful to structure your data in a sortable table.
I hope this helps. If you need more specific advice, please don't hesitate to ask. Huon (talk) 18:45, 15 December 2014 (UTC)